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How is it unfair? Maybe you disagree with what he said, but that had nothing whatsoever to do with how either of them skated in the competition which is how the team is selected. Athletes win or lose based on the competition and not what fans think they should do or what they did a year ago. This is my biggest issue with figure skating. The results are what happens on the ice on that competition. Not previous, not practices, not what one wishes, but what happens in real time. Just like skiing or speed skating or car racing. Maybe Brown helped the US team earn 3 spots to the Olympics a year ago, but that did not mean he automatically would go to the Olympics. His free skate is what kept him off the team. Not anything Torgeshev or anybody else might have said to the press.
I think it bears repeating that while commentators undoubtedly have their own viewpoints, they generally don't say anything on air unless the viewpoint has been vetted with their producer(s). NBC is a billion dollar org, they don't just let their commentators say whatever. Sometimes the viewpoint comes directly from the producers.
No weirder than Theme from Bonanza playing at Russian nats
Our top 3 are all American men born in the early 2000s with parents who skated for the USSR or Russia.
thanks for theseThere are a lot of full videos from the competition on my instagram.
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An abundance of riches, ty..love your pics as well!There are a lot of full videos from the competition on my instagram.
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An argument can be made for Torgy winning the free skate imho, if goe and quality factor in
To clarify, they don't go by BOW. BOW is used to get into the selection pool and it is a factor in the team selection but so is finish at Nationals.
I can see why he stuck it out for the whole quad. The first two years of this quad, his skating was still putting him in the conversation if he was at times rusty from doing a lot of shows and stuff vs. training. It's only these past two seasons that he hasn't been able to put it out consistently and has, at times, had disastrous skates.
Dramatic much? Jason has been to two Olympics and has an Olympic Bronze medal. He'll be fine.
Scoring trends, PCS, and the competition not being part of BOW is an interesting take.
The post I was responding to was talking about the BOW point system that does not include those things. But I'm still not sure how you got that out of my post.
Well, the Selection Calculation doesn't include those things - but the Selection Calculation Table is only one way to be added to the Selection Pool. Once the Selection Pool is created, the actual Selection Criteria does include those other items mentioned as part of the consideration.
Which is exactly what I said. BOW is a consideration, but it's not the only factor.
What most impressed me about Sanchez is he has a clear sense of style at only 18. Knows how he wants to skate. He has great basics and presentation. With two quads he will be in the conversation internationally.For me, the revelation of the men's event was Jacob Sanchez. Wow, wow, wow! I know I've seen him skate before, and I was wondering why people kept talking him up as a remote Oly selection, but now I get it.
I'm thrilled Torgashev skated so well. I didn't expect it at all.
True! I forgot that he is half Ukrainian (with family still living in Odessa IIRC).
The women changed their dresses just to skate a victory lap.
While I'm sad that Jason didn't have the performance he was hoping for, I do not feel bad for him. He's had an amazing career. He's absolutely beloved by most fans. He's been one of the top men for a decade. He should be nothing but absolutely proud of himself.
